"Optimist: day-dreamer in his small clothes...." - Quote by Mark Twain

“A person who has during all time maintained the imposing position of spiritual head of four-fifths of the human race, and political head of the whole of it, must be granted the possession of executive abilities of the loftiest order.”

“The dreamer's valuation of a thing lost - not another man's - is the only standard to measure it by, and his grief for it makes it large and great and fine, and is worthy of our reverence in all cases.”

“For a male person bric-a-brac hunting is about as robust a business as making doll-clothes.”

“Give every day the chance to become the most beautiful day of your life.”

“The fact that there is always a positive side to life is the one thing that gives me a lot of happiness. This world is not perfect. There are problems. But things like happiness and unhappiness are relative. Realizing this gives you hope.”

“In the next 15 years, we can halve childhood deaths. That's doable.”

“I went to a garage sale. 'How much for the garage' 'It's not for sale.'”

“Gradual school is where you go to school and you gradually find out you don't want to go to school anymore.”

“I worked at an ice cream parlor called Chadwicks. We wore old-timey outfits and had to bang a drum, play a kazoo, and sing 'Happy Birthday' to people while giving them free birthday sundaes. Lots of ice cream scooping and $1 tips.”